New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-05
NEW MEN IN CONGRESS.
WHO THESE LEGISLATORS ARE.
SKETCHES OF THIRTEEN SENATOR'S AND uUNDgi

AND TIN REPRESENTAT
The terms Of twenty seven Senator'S In the LIN Ton
gress began last March. Twelve OF these continue III
service without break, having been re-eiectcd
These are Mcssrs Iawlcy, of Connecticut. Gray Oi
Delaware: Halo, Of Maine: German. Of Maryland
Dawes of Mass achusetts George. OF MISSISSIPPI 'oo"
re of Missouri: sherman, of Ohio Adrich OF Ehode
Island Reagan of Texas Edmunds, of Vermont ana
I Sawyer OF Wisconsin. Besides George Hearst 'aii-
fornia, had served in the NLlAth congress, oS ap
polnment fill this vacancy caused By senator 'ohn
f. Miller's death but gavo way to Abrsm r Williams
elected to finish the term Algcrn0n = PADDOCK, Oh
Nebraska has also sat in the senate Chamber before
being the immediate predecessor well as successor
OF Mr. Van Wyck sketches OF Tho remaining thlr'een
condensed from the Congressional Directory 10 DO
issued to-day, given below.
In the House there are members, not Including
eighteen who had in other Congresses previous 10
the XLIXth Condensed sketches from " The Congress
| sionah Directory are given below:
SENATOR'S
FLORIDA
SAMUEL PAsCo (Dem), ago fifty three, was born
in London England came al tender age to America
and was educated at Harvard. He went to il"riaa
in 1859 teach school, served In the Oonledefa9e
army taken prisoner al Missionary kidge' np
is lawyer and has boon on the S'a'o ana Na' D,
Democ committees. Iio presided over the Slato
Constitutional Convention In 1855, ana has recently
been Speaker in the legislature
ILLINOIS.
II.
" v July 1. 1523. Having removed to Illinois In
1895 he was employed In farming and surveying uhtii
he att aimed his majority In 1914, when he engaged IN
trade In Chicago In 1913 and again IN iTo' ne cd
mercantile pursuits. lie became member OF INC
State Board of Equalization in 1867 Chairman OIL ID.
Board of Supervisors in 1868, and BANK Examiner
year later. He member of Congress- rom 70"
to 1877, served on tho Committee on BahAS anu VI
rency. and chairman OF that on Manula,'h! Ir
was again in Congress in 1Ssl-a2 but declined an
other accumulation Since then no has been active
ia Chicago business circles
INDIANA.
DAVID TI-RPIE (DemD. age hftyeisht, Is a lawyer,
and has held various state judicial oficeS, besides
serving on a commission to Ievisc the Indiana laws
He was for a short time In the United states 1cnate;
beginning I'm 1858. Last year no was appoh'rd me"
ates District Attorney for Indiana, reslsh'hH III
March last. ,,c,uc,v
FRANCIS b. STOCKBRIDGE (Rep). of Kalamazoo
was born in Bath. Nc, April o. 1926 received com
mon school edueatio and was clerk In WHOLESALE
house in from 1o43 TIL l7i7, whom ho went 10
Chicago and opened lumbor yard being Interested IN
saw minis In Michigan. In 1881 he removed 10 A.
logan County Mich taking charge of his mills lie
was elected TO the Legislature la 1850 and to the statc
senate in 1871. He succeeds Omar D. Conger
MINNESOTA.
CUSHMAN KELLOGG DAVIS Of St Paul uepJ
was born in Jefferson County y. Y, June 49, 11''o
and received a common school and collegiate cdu'a
tion graduating from the University OF Michigan IN
nlno 1857 He Is a lawyer 10y profession. He was
First Lieutenant, In tho 18th Wisconsin Infantry, So
"a, and a member OF the Minnesota LcslSla'ulo
I'm s67 United States District Attorney for Minnesota
1906. "a and Governor of Minnesota I57f-'7o. lie
succeeds 5 j. r. Mcmillan
NEW II tMPSIiIRE
WILLIAM +. CHANDLER. OF Concord Wep.), asc
f,y-two who succeeds the Tate Austin T. Pike, grad
uated from the Harvard Law school, was Speaker Of
the New Hampshire Legislature in l762'G4, became
Solicitor and Judge Advocatc-Gcnerai OF the Navy he
paitmcni in l.6j. and al-onicd FIRST ASSISTANT
secretary of tho Treasury June L. lSb1 when ol'o
he resigned November 30, 1857. In 1876 he was
member Of thr New Hampshire Constitutional on
vcntion In ISL he again member OF he New
1881. he appointed by President GaIhHid ,ou'noi
Arihnr made HIM secretary Of the Navy in i772 and
he served till March :, 15~5.
NEW-JETSEY.
RITES BLODCETT, of Long Branch DEM, az"
Gny thrco who succeeds W. J. Scwel was at the axe
of eighteen Appended to the Amoshcas Locomotive
Works of Manchester y IT, where he learned the tra'!r
of machini>t He removed To New Jersey III l7'"
and engaged in railroad business ana j. 80 'n.tS'n
present. lie is president OF the Long blairh ny
Bank. and n member of tli' New-J"NcN I'eiNlaI
urc House Of Assembly. ISIS 20. was dnl"-M' I"
tho Democratic National Convention at Cincinnati ID
1880
NEW YORK.
FRANK IIISCOCK of syracuse O;c9). who succeeds
Warner Miller. was born in Pomrry. y. y, tn lfi4
He received an academic cdmralon studied law. was
admitted TO the bar 1555- and began 10 practise at
TuIly, Onondaga Comfy. He was oie,tcd ,,'.l',
Attorney Of onondasa COUNTY serving Io, Invention ,i ~
1857 IN the lower House OF Congress Tor
ten years.
PENNSYLVANIA.
MATTHEW :. QUAY G,cpj, age fifty ioNr, who 'nc
cceGs JohnE Mitchell, E, 4 lawyer lie Wa' 'oi"nc
Of the 18th Pcnnsy vania Vouhteeis and held other
military Offices during the war besides ping mhllhll
secretary TO the Governor ia IS6I'G5. lie was rrc
rctary Of state in l-77-'7s and again In LTD
Recorder OF Philadelphia and chairman OF I'd. h'nn ,
Iican state Committee in 1873 20 and cic''cd -ialr
IRE lsnrcr in 1855. lie delegate in this National
Conventions Of 1872. 80 and 80
TENNESSEE.
WILLIAM b. BATE tDem) was Attorney "''ra'
for the Nashville district six years before the War wa
elcctor the Re and Everett ticket rose L" 'h'
grade Of Major General In the Confederate army, Wa
thrice DANGEROUSLY wounded, and since that tins iiS
practIsed law lie has been twelve years on the
democratic state committee He was Governor Hoh
1882 to 1856
VIRGINIA
JOHN W DANIEL CDem.l, age forty five, who
sucrecd, Mr. Malone served in the Confederate army
extensively on law topics. He defeated By Cam.
eron in the race for the GOvcrnOrshlp la lool, ana
served in the last Congress.
WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLES J. FAl LINER (Dcm.l- ago forty, who
succeeds Mr Camden, vert with his father VIII" was
Minister to sutherland In 1850 1850. lie was an
aid of General I3icGhnrldge during the RnbchOn
Then he studied law and was admitted 10 the bar IN
1868. He made Grand Master OF the Masonic
Grand Lodge ia 1879, and next year elected Judge
Of the XlIlth Judicial Circuit
TEXAS
JOHN II. REAGAN, VINO succeeds Maxey. was the
Confederate Post masis q enersl. ami we'd many
years the House. lie suCcecls MI MaXey.
REPRESENTA- IYES.
ALABAMA.
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